The Kremlin and the State Duma confirmed the start of the debate to postpone the election – RBC

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The discussions on the possible postponement of the elections to the Duma in the House are taking place, but as long as we are talking about the discussions in private meetings faction, told reporters on Wednesday the head of the Duma Committee on Public Affairs Yuri Shuvalov. “No official document initiatives there. We proceed from the norms of the legislation, which define the work of the parliament “, – he added.

« dream on “possible ways to implement the idea of ​​early elections Shuvalov declined, indicating that the grounds for early elections determined by the Constitution; before the advent of “new circumstances” comments are premature.

In the absence of “some proposals set forth” in the profile of the Constitutional Committee regarding the postponement of the parliamentary elections, drew the attention of journalists and the Chairman of the Constitutional Committee of the State Duma Vladimir Pligin, Interfax reported.

presidential envoy to the Duma Harry Minh confirmed to reporters that “these rumors go.” “But at least for now to the question in a practical reason to not” – said the press representative of the president.

A spokesman for the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin has denied participating in the debate to postpone the election to the State Duma in December 2016 September. But he acknowledged that the debate about this in the lower house of parliament is conducted. “MPs are thinking. We understand that there is currently a discussion. We are not part of this discussion, “- Peskov told reporters.

Earlier, several deputies of the State Duma told RBC that informed the leadership of the House about a possible postponement of elections to the State Duma in December to September 2016. They can combine a single day of voting, when the elections are usually held regional and municipal authorities. The fact that there is such an idea, and told RBC source close to the presidential administration.

In September, voter turnout will probably be low – power seen this spending in September, several regional election campaigns, the interlocutors noted RBC in the lower house, and by December 2016, voters may begin to perceive the economic difficulties more acute than three months earlier, just after returning from vacation. According to deputies, if the elections are ahead of time campaign will not actually be – it will be in the summer holidays, which seriously reduces the chances of the opposition non-parliamentary parties and their nominees.

To appoint the early elections without the dissolution of the State Duma can not, says Professor of the Department Constitutional and Administrative Law of the Higher School of Economics Ilya Shablinsky. And there are only three grounds on which this can be done: the Duma rejects three times nominated president candidate Prime Minister; It expresses a vote of no confidence in the government – and the president dissolve it; Government initiates the issue of trust itself, the State Duma expresses no confidence – and, again, it dismisses the president, the expert lists.

But proponents of the postponement believe otherwise. To make a decision on holding elections is not required to dissolve the State Duma, RBC reports sources close to the Kremlin only required an adjustment of the legislation and the adoption of the decision of the lower chamber.

The decision on early elections Duma adopted, but the mechanism of its realization is not clear, said a source close to the leadership of the Duma.

If the political decision is made, there is a mechanism for the implementation: it may be amendments to the law on the status of the senators and deputies of the State Duma, the decision to dissolve the House or the other way; Edit the Constitution is not necessary, says the other close to the leadership of the Duma spokesman.

Vladimir Zhirinovsky from the beginning of this year, he said confidently that the election will be postponed from December to September 2016, citing members of the LDPR faction remain in a state of political struggle says the deputy head of the LDPR faction Yaroslav Nilov. “LDPR faction is ready for the elections, and we have a list, and the slogan is:” Do not prevent people to work! “- Told RBC.